I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. brother

B. love

C. money

D. lose

2. A. chicken

B. watch

C. Christmas

D. change

3. A. busy

B. much

C. but

D. under

4. A. inches

B. checks

C.roofs

D. aches

5. A. laughed

B. missed

C. called

D. watched

II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.

1. Hung is ………….. student in my class.

A. good                                     B. better                                    C. the best                                         D. a best

2. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ……….. beautiful than Hanoi.

A. more                                    B. as                                           C. most                                               D. the most

3. She has bought this dress ………………Saturday.

A. for                                       B. since                                       C. next                                                D. last

4. Minh ……………. in this town since 1987.

A. is living                              B. has lived                                 C. lives                                                 D. lived

5. The Sun ….in the East.

A. rise                                    B. rose                                         C. rises                                                  D. rising

6. That boy has short ………….hair.

A. curly                                  B. oval                                         C. tall                                                     D. reserved

7. Alexander Graham Bell …………….. the telephone in 1876.

A. invent                               B. invented                                 C. invents                                               D. is inventing

8. You must cover ………………sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.

A. electrical                          B. dangerous                               C. safe                                                    D. suitable

9. ……………. was Alexander Graham Bell born? He was born in 1847.

A. When                                B. Where                                      C. Why                                                   D. Who

10. Revision is …………… when we learn new words.

A. necessary                         B. necessarily                               C. more necessary                               D. unnecessary

11. Could you do me a favor?........................

A. Why?                                                            B. I’m sorry. I’m really busy.

C. What can I do for you?                              D. Both B and C are correct

12. Hey! Lan. How about...................... to the cinema this afternoon? - OK.

A. to go                                B. going                                          C. we go                                                 D. go

13. ………you need any help? Yes. That’s very kind of you.

A. Do                                    B. May                                             C. Can                                                     D. Could

14. “Why was Ba late?” “………………he got up late.”

A. However                         B. So                                                 C. Because                                             D. While